Sport

sport Well-dressed team grabs the title back

THE Annual Cooroy Vs Pomona Pony Club Challenge was recently held on the spookiest day of the year! It was a terrific day of Halloween dress-ups and horse riding action at the Pomona Pony Club Grounds. The two clubs have competed for many years, taking turns to host the event. Both teams work hard in fierce but very fun rivalry, to claim the trophy each year! Last year Pomona won by a smidgen. This year Cooroy snatched it back with some super riding and team effort! The day is always a mix of Gymkhana Games, Mounted Games and Showjumping and usually has a dress-up theme to add some colour and fun. Prizes for the best-dressed went to Miki Stephen and her horse Bandit from Cooroy for their scary spider outfit and to a super little horse and rider combo from Pomona who were dressed as Harry Potter! Two fabulous mums, Siona and Racquel, got the award for the best-dressed parents of the day with their creepy nurse and doctor costumes.

Above: Annie and above right: Siona and Racquel, and right, the full crew

High-speed kitefoiling making waves

By Rylie Sinclair

WELCOME to “dive right in”! We’re going to be talking all things water sports, starting today with kitefoiling, a quickly growing sport that combines hydrofoils and traditional kitesurfing. Feel free to stop here and go Google what it is. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. Kitefoiling is an extremely fast sport, with professionals speeding across the water at up to 80km. Whilst some kitefoilers just like to cruise around and enjoy the scenery, others prefer to partake in racing around an oddly shaped course that is defined by buoys, much like traditional sailing classes. Over the past three or four years, this discipline has grown incredibly fast. The sport is even going to be included in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Being suitable for all ages, genders and sizes, kitefoiling is a great way to stay active and social whilst being on the water and learning new things. Organisations such as the Sunshine Coast Kite Racing Club make it increasingly easy to get involved in whatever way suits, despite skill levels. The sun is shining my lovely people, so get out on the water and dive right in!

Coolum’s solid attack wears down Cougars

BY AMANDA TIE

SPIRITS were high for the Cougar women as they were warming up before their match against fourth-placed Coolum at Sel Bonnel Oval. The home crowd was building in anticipation of a fantastic game and after winning the toss, Cougars chose to bat in cool and pleasant conditions. Openers Fiona and Amanda looked like they were ready to set a decent total, before Amanda was caught in first slip in the third over. Ash and Fiona re-grouped with some great scoring shots bringing the home team to 33 in the sixth over. The Coolum team showed great athleticism in the field and their solid bowling attack made the Cougars work for every run. A distracting bead of sweat in the seventh over saw Fiona pop a ball high to a short square leg and she was caught out for a respectable 18 runs. A golden duck from the young Liv, brought the captain Petrina to the crease and the home team 3-33 in the seventh . Despite a few starts, the wickets fell for Cooroy with Donna (finishing with 16) and Kirsty consolidating the innings with a 32 run partnership. Kirsty had the batting innings of her career, scoring 12 not out. Cougars finished with the difficult task of defending a score of 8/111. Unfortunately for the Cougars, Coolum made the required total in the 16th over. A disappointing result for the girls who are focussed on regrouping and getting that one per cent back that makes them a force to be reckoned with. The next game at home again is on the 21 November against Caloundra.